"I knew that someone would have to step up on the team, considering what we lost," Hayley Hodgins said. "I'm glad it was her."

With all that talent gone, Chiawana was expected to compete for a title in a league that was down, but not many saw a regional berth and a state ranking in the crystal ball.

And not many saw young Hodgins dominating the competition so easily.

While Delaney is not the same type of scorer as Hayley she gets the job done.

"You're not going to scream shooter at her," Davis said. "And she's not lightning quick, so she's not a slasher. But she's good at both and it gives her an advantage."

Hodgins started playing at a very young age, encouraged by both Karen and her father Mike. Her parents run fundamental clinics in Pasco on the weekends and Mike coaches AAU basketball.

While everyone in the family has excelled athletically -- there is another daughter, Braydey, who is in eighth grade that plays hoops -- the parents have tried hard to encourage the kids to do whatever they want.

"We've always told them if you don't want to do this, that's fine," Karen Hodgins said, "but if you are going to do something, you have to do it at 100 percent. Always be the best at everything you do.

"When you are in the game, you need to be playing hard. It is just an expectation."